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Microwave Hood
Combination
A Note to You ................. 2
Microwave Oven
Safety .......................... 3-5
Installation
Instructions .................... 6
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven ............ 9
Using Your
Microwave Oven .......... 20
Caring for Your
Microwave Oven .......... 33
Cooking Guide ............. 36
Questions and
Answers ....................... 38
Troubleshooting ........... 39
Requesting
Assistance or
Service ......................... 41
Index ......................
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A NOTE TO YOU * Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Look for these tips! Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how Look for these Time Smart Tips located to operate and maintain your appliance properly and throughout your Use and Care Guide. They safely. Please read it
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t wDANGER follow ins
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: Suitable for use above both gas and electric • • cooking equipment. – Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the Intended to be used above ranges with maximum microwave oven if paper, plastic, or other • combustible materials are placed inside the width of 36 inches. oven to facilitate cooking. Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease • – Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic should not b
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused wWARNING electrical supply is required. (A time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SPACE REQUIREMENTS 1 NOTE: There must be at least one wall stud within 66 ⁄4" (168.3 cm) Exhaust outlet cabinet opening. min. mounting connects to 1 4 height from 3 ⁄ "x10" (8.25 x Check the opening where the microwave floor 25.4 cm) oven hood will be installed. The location must 30" (76.2 cm) duct provide: min. width required 2 inch x 4 inch (5.1 x 10.2 cm) wood studding and • 3 ⁄8 inch (.95 cm) thickness drywall or plaster lath Support for microwave oven hood weight o
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING AND REPLACING THE MICROWAVE OVEN 4. While wearing gloves, grasp the microwave oven wWARNING supports and firmly pull the microwave oven Excessive Weight Hazard E forward and downward to Use two or more people to move and install release the microwave microwave oven. oven cabinet from the Failure to do so can result in back or mounting plate locking other injury. pins . If you need to remove your Microwave Hood Combi- nation for any reason, follow these simple
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING AND REPLACING THE MICROWAVE OVEN (CONT.) To replace: 1. Carefully lift microwave oven and hang it on the 5. Untape the door and replace the turntable and support. support tabs at the bottom of the mounting plate. 6. Replace the vent grille. 2. Rotate the front of the microwave oven cabinet downward. Thread the power supply cord 7. Replace the two screws in the top of microwave through the power supply cord hole in the oven cabinet (the screws located closest to
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your microwave oven. HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see what they do.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS (CONT.) Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and plastics without heating them so food absorbs For the best cooking results the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal con- Always cook food for the shortest cooking • tainers so food does time recommended. Check to see how not absorb the energy. the food is cooking. If needed, touch ADD MINUTE while the oven is operating or after the cooking cycle is over (see the “Using ADD MIN
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWARE Test dinnerware or cookware before using. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven handle and slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal containers not designed for microwave use could with a cup of water beside it. Cook at damage the oven, as could containers with hidden metal (twist-ties, foil lining, staples, metallic
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (CONT.) Do not overcook potatoes. Fire could result. At Do not try to melt paraffin wax in the oven. Paraffin the end of the recom- wax will not melt in a mended cooking time, microwave oven because potatoes should be it allows microwaves to slightly firm because pass through it. they will continue cook- ing during standing time. After micro- waving, let potatoes stand for 5 minutes. They will finish cooking while standing. Do not
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES 1 11 10 9 SENSOR AUTO REHEAT DEFROST ENTER COOK TIME SIM 12 3 R POWER QTY TURN TABLE OFF LBSOZ START? AUTO AUTO AUTO REHEAT DEFROST COOK WARM POPCORN BEVERAGE HOLD COOK COOK ADD TIME POWER MINUTE 8 1 2 3 45 7 6 89 0 TIMER TIMER CLOCK SET OFF START OFF ENTER CANCEL LIGHT VENT FAN ON/NIGHT/OFF HIGH/LOW/OFF 2 7 3 4 5 6 5 Your microwave oven is designed to make your 5. Charcoal and Grease Filters. Included in oven cavity. See page 34 f
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 1. Display. This display includes a clock and indicators to tell you the time of day, cooking SENSOR AUTO REHEAT DEFROST 12 3 ENTER COOK TIMER SIM time settings, and cooking functions you chose. POWER 2. AUTO REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat QTY TURN TABLE OFF LBSOZ START? microwavable foods without entering times and cook powers. See page 26 for more information. AUTO AUTO AUTO REHEAT DEFROST COOK 3. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this pad to defr
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) Interrupting cooking Audible signals Your microwave oven comes with audible signals You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening that can guide you when setting and using the door. The oven stops heating and the fan stops, your oven: but the light stays on. To restart cooking, close the door and A programming tone will sound each time • you touch a pad. TOUCH One long tone signals the end of a Minute • START Timer countdow
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) Using the demo/learning feature To cancel the demo/learning feature: You can set your microwave oven to display your commands as you enter them without turning the TOUCH magnetron on. This feature helps you learn to use TIMER your oven without actually cooking food. OFF To set the demo/learning feature: and hold for 5 seconds TOUCH Two tones will sound and the small “d” will disappear from the display. TIMER OFF and hold for 5 se
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SETTING THE CLOCK NOTES: When your microwave oven is first plugged in, or after a power failure, the display will flash “:”. If a If you touch in an invalid time and touch CLOCK, • time of day is not set, “:” will flash until you touch 3 tones will sound. Enter the correct time. any pad. If you touch OFF/CANCEL while setting the clock, • the display will show the last time of day set. To turn off the clock touch CLOCK, Number pad • 0, and CLOCK again, the set
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING THE MINUTE TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen NOTE: The oven can operate while the Minute Timer is in use. To see the Minute Timer while the oven is timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. cooking, touch TIMER SET. 1. Touch TIMER SET. TOUCH YOU SEE TIMER ENTER TIMER SET 2. Enter the time to be counted down. TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: ENTER TIMER 1 NOTE: If you enter more than 4 digits, the
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING ADD MINUTE If you touch ADD MINUTE during cooking, the oven ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for 1 minute at • will cook at the currently selected cook power. 100% cook power or add an extra minute to your If you touch ADD MINUTE after cooking is over, cooking time cycle. You can also use it to extend the oven will cook at 100% cook power. You can cooking time cycles in multiples of 1 minute, up to also change the cook power after you touch ADD 99 minutes.
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section gives you instructions for operating each function. Please read these instructions carefully. COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER 1. Put your food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK TIME. TOUCH YOU SEE COOK ENTER COOK TIME TIME POWER TOUCH YOU SEE 3. Enter the cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: ENTER COOK TIME 1 POWER 3 0 TOUCH YOU SEE 4. Start the oven. COOK TIME START ENTER POWER At the end of the cooking time: YOU SEE COOK TIME (four tones
